Simple Fish Cake Recipe

Fish cakes are everyone's favourite. They are simple to make, require very few ingredients, are less messy and taste great.  Ingredients such as lemon grass, ginger and Kaffir lime leaves used to make these fish cakes give it a tangy taste and a Thai twist. Serves as an excellent party starter or any time snack.

Ingredients for Simple Fish Cake Recipe

White fish fillet - 350 gm
Kaffir lime leaves - 2
Onion - 1, small
Ginger - 2 to 3 slices
Garlic flakes - 2
Lemon grass - 1 tsp chopped
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp, finely chopped
Fish sauce - 1 tbsp
Potato - 1 large, boiled and mashed
Green chili - 1
Egg - 1, beaten
Peanuts - 1 tbsp, crushed
Green beans - 8, thinly sliced
Breadcrumbs
Salt
Oil, for frying

Method for Simple Fish Cake Recipe

Blanch the lime leaves in hot water. Allow to cool and shred them.

Grind onion, ginger, garlic, lemon grass and green chili to fine paste.

Put this paste in a food processor and add fish, fish sauce, mashed potato, peanuts and salt. Process till smooth paste.

Remove in the plate and add to it chopped coriander leaves, thinly sliced green beans and shredded lime leaves.

Mix well and divide in equal portions. Flatten the fish cake, roll in breadcrumbs and shallow fry  on medium hot oil till golden in colour on both sides.

Serve hot with a dipping sauce.

Tip

You can use fresh lime leaves as a substitute for Kafir lime leaves.